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  • Charterhouse sells ERM to OMERS PE for $1.7bn
    Victoria Robson- 15 June 2015

    OMERS takes the largest share in co-investment with AIMCo

  • Silver Lake seals biggest post-Lehman buyout(2)
    Oliver Smiddy- 22 January 2014

    Technology behemoth Microsoft has provided one of the biggest ever mezzanine loans to fund US buyout group Silver Lake’s record-breaking, $24bn buyout of Dell.

  • Cinven seals €1.5bn ceramics deal
    Matthieu Favas- 20 September 2013

    The UK firm has made a fourth investment from its Fund V, which it topped up with €300m last week.

  • Carlyle and BC team for $3.5bn HSI buyout
    Oliver Smiddy- 17 January 2013

    The private equity duo part-financed one of the biggest deals so far this year using debt provided by six banks, proving lending appetite exists for even multi-billion dollar deals.

  • Fox Paine slowly divests 2000 vintage fund
    Graham Winfrey- 17 January 2013

    The mid-market firm has sold software company Paradigm for $1bn, completing its fourth exit from its 2000 vintage fund that has two remaining investments.

  • Quay opens in Boston
    Amanda Janis- 17 January 2013

    The Sydney-headquartered private equity advisory and funds of funds continues its expansion with a second US office and an infrastructure team.

  • RREEF sale going ahead
    Robin Marriott- 6 January 2013

    Reports on Friday said Deutsche Bank had launched the sale of a large chunk of its Global Asset Management business, which includes its real estate, infrastructure and private equity platform.

  • Apax buys Trader Corporation for $745m
    Graham Winfrey- 5 January 2013

    The European private equity heavyweight is expected to come to market this year with its next fund, reportedly targeting as much as €9bn.

  • KKR, GA seal $1.65bn Northrop Grumman carve-out
    Amanda Janis- 5 January 2013

    CPPIB's credit arm, as well as KKR Capital Markets and four others, will provide financing for the purchase of government engineering consultancy TASC.

  • GIP lands Gatwick for £1.5bn
    Philip Borel- 5 January 2013

    Rival bids from syndicates featuring Borealis and Citi have been trumped by GIP, which reportedly secured more than £1bn in debt financing.